South Korea, Japan, and US Diplomats Seek Action Against North Korea
South Korea, Japan, and US Top Diplomats agreed to seek "additional" action and "strong" measures against North Korea's latest nuclear test.
The top diplomats from the three countries suggested a punitive action against North Korea's testing of nuclear weapons.
A magnitude 5 earthquake was recorded at around 9:30 a.m. at the northeastern region of North Korea. Later on, the communist country revealed that it has successfully conducted a nuclear detonation test in the nuclear sites which may have caused the occurrence of an earthquake.
According to the foreign ministry, Yun Byung-se, who is the South Korean Foreign Minister together with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, held phone talk for 20 minutes. They discussed their opinions, views, and even countermeasures in response to North Korea's fifth nuclear test.
Yun is currently in Laos with the South Korean President Park Geun-hye. President Park is on the last part of her three-country visit. Meanwhile, Kishida strongly opposed the nuclear provocation and promised to cooperate with the United States regarding the "swift" measures from the United Nations Security Council.
According to the ministry, Yun and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also talked via phone and exchanged their thoughts and opinions. The two agreed on the need for "strong" measures concerning the issue.
Yun and Kerry also agreed to work together with the international community and make a way to produce tough UNSC resolutions and sanctions. They also expect to avoid any "loopholes" regarding the previous measures and to stop North Korea from conducting another nuclear test.
According to the ministry, the two sides also agreed to induce cooperation from Russia and China in putting pressure on North Korea. They also plan to re-affirm the strong relationship between Seoul and Washington. Furthermore, the two countries remain on the same page when it comes to their opposition against Pyongyang's latest nuclear test.